Bottle-capping machine.



B. ADRIANCE a A. GALLESGN BOTTLE GAPPING MACHINE. APPLIOATION FILED APR. 9, 1909.

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B. .ADRIANGE E A. GALLESON. BOTTLE GAPPING MACHINE.

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`B. ADRlANCE L A. GALLESON.

BOTTLE GAPPING MACHINE. APPMGATION FILED APR.9,1909.

Patented Nov. 5, 1912.

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BOTTLE APPING MACHINE.

APPLICATION FILED APR. o. 1909.

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B. ADRIANGE af, A. CALLESON.

B. ADRIANGB @L A. GALLESQN. BOTTLE GAPPING MACHINE.

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Patented Nov. 5, 1912.

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B. ADRIANGB & A. GALLESON. BOTTLE GAPPING MACHINE APPLGATIN FILED APH. 9, 1909.

Patented Nov. 5, 1912.

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entran sfraiTE-is Parana oraison- BENJAMIN ADRIANCE AND AMOS CALLESON, OF BROOKLYN, NEW YORK; SAID CALLESQN`ASSIGNOR 'lO SAID ADRIAN CE.

BOTTLE-CAPPING MACHINE.

Land Anios CALLEson, citizens of the United States, residing in Brooklyn, borough -of Brooklyn, and State of New York, have 1nvented certain new and useful Improvements in Bottle-Capping Machines; and We do hereby declare-the following to be a fiill, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as Will 'enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to. make and use the i same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, `andto characters of reference which form a part of this specification. f

This invention consists in certain improvements in bottle-sealing machines of the class of that set forth in our U. S. Letters IPatent No. 913,182, dated February 23rd, 1909, the improvements being directed to (1) the means for feeding the closures from the supply receptacle tlierefor to the proper-position for sealing With respect to the bottle4 mouths; (2) the means whereby the flanged metallic shells of the closures are bent into interlocking relation with the bottle heads; (3) the means whereby the bottles and caps are brought into sealing relation to each other; and, (4) the `means for advancing the bottles into proper position to come within the control of the last-named means.

The invention further consists in so constructing a machine ot' this nature that it may be readily and quickly adjusted to accommodate bottles of varying heights.

.Tn the. :weonipanying drawings,l Figure 1 is a View ot' theiinproved machine in side elevation, partly in section; Fig. is a plan View olt the table of the 4maehine with the head thereof and other parts rem'tived and others shown in section; Fig. fillustrates a detail of Fig. 2, showing how eertain vertically sliding blocks-on the turret; of the niaeliine are depre.; ed to their normal position: lfig. 4 is a vier' in rear elevation oi" a block 1; Figs. 9 and It) are horizontal seepart ot what'. is seen in Fig. 2, illustratiiig' Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed April 9, 1909.

Patented Nov. 5, 1912. serial no. 488,963.

tional and 'plan views, respectively, of the guide 3 and the throw-ont har 4; Fig. 11 is a view in front elevation of the lower part g of the machine and shoving principally the means for elevating the bottles; Fig. 12 is a vertical sectional view, taken in a plane substantially central ot' Fig. 11; Fig. 13 illustrates one of the fiber blocks 28 Shown in Fig. 12; Fig. 14 is a view partly in central vertical section and partly in elevation of one of the sealing-heads and the means for insuring theiejection of the sealed bottles from the sealing-heads; 14 shows a modication of what appears in F ig. let; Fig. 14is a horizontal sectional View through the parts 5G, 57, 61', 66 and 68 in Fig. let. Fig. 15 shows in front elevation, partly in section, the slip-friction-grip mechanism shown in Fig. 14; Fig. 16 is a View of so much ot' the machine as includes the sealing-heads, the supply receptacle for the closures and the means for delivering the closures to the lsealinglieads in proper position for sealing, certain parts being broken away and others removed; Fig. 17 1s a vertical sectional View taken in a plane substantially central of what is shown in Fig.. 16, ther View including the organism shown in Fig. 16, the head of the machine and the means for adjusting said organism vertically so as to accommodate varying heights otl bottles; Fig. 1S is ay view in side elevation of certain parts shown at the extreme left top portion of Fig. l llig. It) is a sectional View on the line :11m-:1; olf Fig'. t8 and looking toward the lett in said ligure; Fig. 20 is a detail view illustrat ing means for rocking a certain shaft shown in Figs. l. 1S and lt); Fig. 2l and Fig. J2 are hack and l'rontplan views, respectiii`el yol thedish 10U-and the ring- 10H which, when assembled, constitute a certain rotating disk shown in llig. 17; Fig. 23 is a sectional View on thel liney/-y/ of llig. 22; Figs. 2l and 25 are enlarged lt'ragnientary seetional views ot' the seleiting meelianism,

'shown in Figs'. lt and ll; Fig. 2U shows a,

spring finger ll-t -ol' the seleeting' nleelianism; Fig. 2T is a horizoiital sei-tional view on the line, 2*-35 olf llig. 17 and looking` downwardly; Fig. 2t# is uy side elevation ol` the lower portion-of one ot' the cap chutes; lfig. 2!) is a rerlieal seetional View olf said cap eliute. and the means l'oi` insuring the. ad- \anee. ol' theI elosuies in propr-r sequence to I al'ined with the bottles and sealing-heads;

and, Fig. 30 is a fragmentary front eleva tion of certain parts in Fig. 29, to wlt: the

dog 143, slide 144, spring-actuated plug 145 On the frame or base a is a table b which is surmounted by a head c, the latter form ing a bearingy for a rotary turret d to which are suitablyv secured the radial carriers e on which slide vertically the blocks f, said blocks being recessed to receive and tit the bottle A. The bottles are placed on the table a number at a time and are advanced by the attendant to the turret in groups of three, g and rbeing guides for the bodies and necks, respectively, of the bottles. In the present instancel there are six sets of blocks f, and every third block has an upwardly projecting pin ,at intervals corresponding with t-he pins z', the turret has teeth j, Q

To the hack of the frame a 'is bolted a bracket Z: which is suitably slotted vertically and horizontally to form a guide for racks Z and m. In this bracket is journaled aIshaft a having a shoulder o and carrying a pinion y) which is fixed thereto to rotate therewith. The shoulder o forms one bearing in bracket 7c for the shaft and a bushing'g may form another bearing therefor. The pinion p meshes with rack ma.

r is a pinion meshing with rack l, pinion r being free to rotate on the shaft but being interposed between friction disks s of fiber,-

one of which abuts against shoulder 0 and the other of which is impinged by a collar t which is splined to the shaft and is held under compression by a spring uinterposed between collar t and a nut v It willbe understood that the pinion p prevents endwise inward movement of the shaft byabutting against the inner portion of the bracket 7e, while pinion r prevents outward cndwise movement of the shaftfby abutting against the outer portion of the bracket.

The rack m carries a post Iw to which is pivoted a pawl whose free end is suitably notched to engage the pins z' on the turretblocks f; a spring actuated pin a is carried by the pawl and bears against a shouldered block 1 fixed to the post andhaving a boss 2 which forms the actual bearing for the pawl. A grooved guide 3 is secured to the head c at the back and in it is arranged to move 'a throw-out bar 4 having oblique slots 5 receiving fixed pins 6 on the guide, the. bar 4beintg cont-rolled by a hand-I lever 7. lVhen this hand-lever is operated in one direction theiaetion of the pins 6 and slots 5 is to throw the bar 4 outwardly, in which position a roller 8 on .the end of the pawl :c will bear against the bar and prevent the pawl from actuating the turret; when images I the lever 7 is movedin the other direction the bar 4 moves inwardly so that the paw is permitted to actuate the turret.

The blocks f are vertically movable nso that they will follow ythe bottles as they rise to the sealing-heads; in order to insure their being depressed again before the pawl w 18 reached in their rotation, a detlector 9 is;- secured to the head in such position that .y they will impinge against its under or infr clined side (Figs. 2 and 3).

The power transmitting mechanism shown in Fig. 5 is one'which allows lostI motion v under certain abnormal conditions, to wit, in ease a bottle should jam the turret against o movement. Said mechanism is operated through the medium of a pitman 10 eonnecting the rack Z with a pitman 11, to which reference will be again made. 12 is a vertical web forming part of the base a g5 and13 designates vertical strips whichgform with the web opposed guide-grooves.14ffor` the rear-member l5' of athrust block 16, the member 4l5 and front member 17 of the thrust block being connected by a pitman '18 with a wrist=p1n 19 on a shaft 20 jour`- naled in the back wall of the base a and in a bracket 2l depending from the web 12. The member 15 carries the three vertical sets of forwardly projecting stems 22 and each 95 of these. sets of stems is' straddled by the forked stem 23 of a plunger 24 carrying an i elasticbottle-pad 25 and vertically movable in a bearing 26'in the table. A friction strip` 27 of fiber is interposed between each stem 10o 23 and member 15, and against the front face of the stem bear-the fiber blocks 28 under the pressure of springs 29 interposed between the-blocks and adjusting nuts 30 on. the stems. 'The upper'part of'member 17 105 forms a housing for the stems and springs,

as shown.v The foregoing constitutes an elevating mechanism for the bottles which, because of the slip friction grip maintained by the thrust block on the stems of the lio plungers, allows compensation for variations in the heights of bottles supposed to be of a given size. On the downward stroke of the thrust block,` the stems 23 abut against a. fixed bar 31, at which time the tops of the 11i; plungers will be level with the surface et the ltable b. In order to vaugment the rev lease of the stems on the return movement as much as possible, the stems 23 are formed tapering in side elevation '(,see Fig. 12).

I The power isA taken into the machine through a pulley 32havng a clutch 33 and arranged 'on a shaft 34 journaled in the base a, the clutch being controlled by a lever 35 having a suitable operating handle 36. 12 Through a pinion 37 on shaft 34v and gear and pinion 38and 39 arranged on shaft 20, and a pinion 40 meshing with pinion 39 and fixed onv a shaft 41 journa,led'in thm frame and carrying a face plate 42. the piti" i w' tles to be elevated thereby have been prope expect, are levers fulcriuned in the recesses,

man 11, which is pivot-ally connected with the face plate, is actuated, the same asin our Patent #913,182 above referred to; in.l .consequence, through pitman4 10 and the 5` power-transmitting'mechanism shown in Figs. 4 and 5, the turret is intermittently advanced. The thrust block 16 is controlled lfrom the turret, its movements being so timed that it rises only' when the three boterly positioned by the turret on the plungers 2a, throughv a mechanism-'43 which is primarily dependent 'for its actuation upon the teeth j on the turret; this mechanism 15, is fully described in our patent above rej ferred to. i

Turningr now to the .superstructure carrying the sealing-head, the supply-hopper for the closures and the means for deliver- 2g ing the closures to the sealing-heads in correct position for sealing, to the front of the head c is attache/d, by means of bolts 44, a casting 45, the same having vertical slots 46 penetrated by the bolts andpermitting 25. its vertical movement; The casting overhan-gs a ledge 47 on the head c, and into this ledge is tapped a vertical screw 4.8 upon which the casting-l5 direct-ly rests.4 In the casting is journaled a horizontal shaft L19 carrying a crank 50, and this shaft and the 4screw 4S are geared together by means of serew-pinions 5l, thel one on the screwbeing screwed onto the same and having a locknut so that it is fixed to rotate with the screw, Upon turning crank 50.the castingr (and the mechanism it carries) may be "adjusted vertically, so -as' to accommodate the machine to different bottle heights. One of 'the sealing-heads is shown lbest in Fig. 40 14, there ol course beingas many of them' as -`there are plungers 24.

hollow stem secured in the lower Y end of the casting by a set screw. 54 and being internally threaded at its upper end a5 and externally threaded at its lower end, a

*plug being' screwed in'its upper end and a'cylindriral socket 56 being screwed onto its lower end. The socket is internally shouldered and holdsin place a shouldered ringr 'and a ring 58 having a flange 58 overlying the ring 5T. The ring 57` has radial recesses 59 and the ring' 58 radial slits 60 vcoinciding'with the recesses. in the slits and `recesses are arrange-d j a ws 6l which, in

having their fulcruin portions 62 semi-circuiar in form to tit the recesses and each having one'arm 63. projecting inwardly and an- 'i'it-her, 64, downwardly. rl`he arms 64: abut @al f-igainst a shoulder 65 .of ring 57,"so that thinexpanding or outward'movement 1s limited. 'The plug 55 forms a guide for .a

stem `66 carrying a nut 67 at its upper protruding end and a head (S8-at its lowerend, i 65 it.v being normally depressed by a cushionlng l spring 69 interposed between the plug and a collar 70 above the head, the collar and head forming an annular recess 71 receiving the arms 63 ofthe jaws and of such ywidth as to allow some movement of the 7G parts vertically without actuating the jaws. When a bottlev with its Vsuperimposed cap impinges against the head 68, there is at first some free upward movement without actuation of the jaws; finallythe jaws are 75 I engaged by the head (i8, and, being turned ,on their fulcrums, assume a contracted rela-l tion and effect the interlocking of the liange of the cap with ,the shoulder on the bottle, substantlallv in the manner described in our 3C, Patent #918,182 above referred to. (A sealing-head 1 containing these jaws is claimed in an applicationl for US. Letters Patent tiled by us February `20th, 1909). In Fig. 14a head 68 has a socket 682 in whichis g5 stepped the 'lower end 683 ofstemr 66 having a shoulder 67 coperating with plug; 55 to guide the stem; the head, thus universally movable, will adjust itself t whatever plane 'the top of the bottle may `cause the cap to 90 assume. Y

A rock-shaft 72 is journaled in the front lof the casting' 45 and carries fingers 73 each projecting' into the casting over a stem 66, the parts T2 and 73 being limited in their 95 downward movement by the nuts 67 when they abut against the plugs 55 and being limited4 in their u ward movement by a stop 'T-l against, which an arm 75 on shaft v72 abuis. A crank 76 is carried by the 190.

shaft and to the end of thisy crank is piv- L.oted a block 77 penetrated by a vertical rod 78, a friction grip being maintained between the partspby fiber plugs 79 arranged in the block and held against the rod by springs '8O 105 .interposed between the plugs 79 and adjustiihg plugs 81 screwed into the block. l'he plugs 8l are adjusted with a vieu1v to secure a grip of the block on the rodsu-i., cient to cause any bottle or bottles adlierfV 1110 ing in the sealing-head to be cleared therefrom upon Va pull being exerted downwardly :on the rod, while allowing a slip of'the block under certain conditions (to be eX- lplained). The rod is pivotally connected to one arm of a forked lever 82, fnlcrumedin the web 121 The arms 83 and 84 'of the forked portion of this lever are adaptedjto be engaged'by the hump 85 on a cam 86 on shaft 20v, the actuation of thel former eilect- 120 A ing the pull referred to above.

- It will be understood that the superstructure'is adjustable vertically for lthe purpose of,acco1nmodating the' machine to 4different heights of bottles. Such adjustment is 125 usually effected When-.the machine is not running, at which .time the plunge-rs 24 are depressed .and the vhump 8:3 of the cam j stands between the arms `33,.Sa-,of lever 82,

so that -both arms areppposite low`v of` the cam. The slip friction grip medium afforded in parts 77 and 78 is 'designed to permit the lmechanism for actuating the knock-out device (parts 72, 73 and 76) to adjust itself upon adjusting the superstructure vertically. When adjustment is effected upwardly, the knock out device and parts 77 and 78 rise with it, the knock-out device being supported by the stops formed by nuts 67;'the rise of these parts continues until the lever arm 83 engagesA the cam, Awhen the rod 78 will no longer partake of the rise but will slip in block 77. If the machine were now started with bottles in position to be sealed, the bottles would have to overcome the friction between parts 77 and 78; hence the machine is turnedover one or more revolutions before beginning again to seal bott-les, so that the hump on the cam draws t-he rod down in the block ,a distance sufficient to afford the necessary clearance between lever arm 88 and the low part of the cam. When the adjustment is effected downwardly, the action is in substance the reverse: The knock-out device and parts 77 and 78 descend by gravity with the casting until the lever arm 84 engages the cam, whereupon they will cease to move, the knock-out device merely rising (relatively) on shaft 72 as a fulcrum until stop 74 is engaged thereby, whereupon any further movement of the casting will be accompanied by a slip of part 77. en 78. If the 'machine were now started with bottles 1n position for sealing, the-knock-out device could not be operated o-n the first cycle of movement; hence, the machine is turned over the same as before, once or twice, so that the .hump on the cam will have opportunity to cause the rod to .risein the block a distance Sufficient to'atford the necessary lclearance between lever-arm 84 and the low part of the cam and bring level-arm 83 wit-hin the operative control of the hump.

The casting 45, the hopper 87, the rocking shaft- 88, the means 89 whereby power is transmittetfl to the shaft from pitman 11, the pulley 00 on said shaft, the elevator 01 moving vertically in front of the discharge opening 1)'2 from the hopper, and the box 08 in which the elevator movesare or may be substantially the same as the corresponding parts in our Patent #913,182 above referred to.

. 'l`he plate 04 is also substantially the same as the corresjmmling part in our said pat' ent: except that it is provided with norectifying means. the rejected caps being simply returned in the present instance through the same opening 05 (through which-they are primarily discharged from the elevator) to the space in which the elevator moves. The checking groove 00 in plate 04 is likewise the same as before except thatitl has a countersunk groove 97. The rotating disk which coperates with plate 94 in the agitation and selecting of the caps is arranged andoperated as follows: A stub-shaft' 98 is fixed 1n plate 04 and on it is journaled the` hub 99 of said disk 100. A pulley 101 is arranged on the hub between friction disks 102,- theouter one of which is pressed inwardly by spiral springs 103 in a collar 104 fixed to the hub. An endless belt 105 extends around the pulleys 00 and 101. `The disk 100 is removably held on the shaft by a suitable clip 106. The disk 100 has a circular groove 107 opening rearwardly and inf. this groove is fitted va ring 108 having its back face coinciding with the groove 06 and convex (see Figs. 2&1 and 25). The ring has an internal shoulder 100 which a retaining rin'g 110, held in place by; screws 111overlies, the shoulder 100 being disposed be! tween friction rings 11i., the rear one of which is pressed upon bysprings 118 housed in ring 110. Shouldthe caps B jam between the plate 04 and the disk 100, the ring 108 will slip rotatively and so-jnevent the caps being injured. r1`he ring 108 carries a spring finger 114 (Fig. 2(3) projecting into groove :solv

07 and acting to keep the caps checked by they will clear the groove 06 and fall down through the discharge openings 11G; if their foregoing it will be underopen sides face rearwardlythey willbe checked by said groove and carried up by the disk to be discharged back through thel opening 05 into the space in which the e1e-- vator moves.. Y.

The pullevvtll is integral, with a sleeve 117 fixed on shaft 88 and having an integralcaui 118. ()n a pin projecting -fromthe cani are pivoted the semi-circular members of a clamp 120 which are drawn/logether by a spring 121 interposed between one of them and the nut of a bolt 12! which. penetrates them. This clamp enibxalces a fiberl band 1221 on the hub 121 of a pulley 125 to which the upper end of the chain 126y for the elevator. is attached. 'lhepulley 125,

has a lug 127 adapted to engage a fixed lug 128; This arrangement allows a slip'as` between the pulley and'the shaft 88 should# the forlnerbe rotalively moved to lau abnorhead, the

spaanse lrange of movement corresponding to the rotarythrow allowed-to the pulley 125 by the lugs 127 and 128. In opening 95 oscillates a finger 122', which dislodges the caps carrying a crank 124 having a roller 125 held against cam 118 by a spring 126.

The caps discharged. by the selectingmechanism' above described enter the cap chutes 129. Each of these has its lower end turned rearwardly and formed .as a throat 130 which slips over the ring 57 of a'sea-lingupper end of each chute being pinned (at to the casting 45 and removably held in place by the latches 133 and buttons 134, the latter having thumb-screws 135. Ilhe throat 13u of each chute is formed with a seat 136 to support a cap in alinement with the mouth of the sealing-head. 'In order to prevent the weight of the caps back of the 'one in position for the scaling operation from interfering with the withdrawal ofr a bottle after it has been sealed, asmall rockshaftV 137 is vjournaled'in the blocks 138 attached to thel lower'end of each chute, the

same carrying a toe 139 which projects'intothe chute into the path of the caps; by

, means of a .spring 140 connecting one of the blocks 138 with a cotter pin 141 on Ashaft 137, a crank 142 is held against one block 138 so that the toe may yield to th'e `caps when they are positively advanced by a dog 143 which is pivoted in a slide 144 and'has its acting end normally pressed inwardly by a spring actuated plug 145 in the slide. The pivot 146 for the dog projects at its ends into opposed cam slots 147 in the blocks 138,.

so that as the slide moves vertically the cam slots alternately withdraw the dogs from the vchutes and cause them to project into the same, the latter movement occurring as the slide descends so that the dogs positively advance the two lowermost caps a distance equaling the width of one cap, forcing the first into position on the seat 136 and leaving the second held by the toe 139. Each slide has a stem 148 arranged in a sleeve 149 pivoted to an arm 150, a spiral spring 151 being coiled between each sleeve and slide andA holding the stem at the'limit of movement allowed by its head 152. The arm 150 embraces a rod 153, friction blocks 154 being held against the rod by springs 155 held adjustably under tension by the plugs 156. The vertical movement of the arm 150l is limited by stop pins 157. rlhe lower end of `the rod penetrates a projection'lS on the f thrust. block 16, the rod carrying spaced collars 159 which the projection 158 alternately engages as the thrust block rises and .,talls.- 1t will be understood that the stoppins 157 are designed to preserve in the arm 150 a definite throw,V although the superstructure may be adjusted, and when such 131) to a cross-piecei132 secured Vently of the actuating means,

`adjustment occurs the cont-act of the arm pins produces a slip ot' the understood from the foregoing when taken4 in connection with our patent referred to. In view of the slip friction ,gi-1p means pro- 160`1s a strip pivoted at vided where necessary in the power tiansmitting means for the several moving partsA 1n the superstructure, the latter may be readily adjusted by operating crank fand -as soon'asthe machine has been turned over once -or twice the various mechanisms will have reset themselves automatically'to suit the new conditions.

Having thus fully described' our invention, what we claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent isi 1. The combination of asustaining means-`l` having means to support the container, a support adjustable therein, and mechanism operative on the container and including an actuated part having a continuing baclt and forth limited movement. in thesupport, and

a slipfriction-grip actuating means operatively connected with said part, the moveF -ment of said part being `limited independsubstantially as described..

.2. The combination of a sustaining means having mea-ns to support the container, a slip-friction-grip actuating means, a support adjustable in the sustaining means relatively to the prime mover of the actuat' ing means, and mechanism operative on .the container and including an actuatedpart having a continuing' back and forth'limited movement ,in the support, said actuating means being operatively connected with said actuated part, and the movement of said part being limited independently of the actuating means, substantially as described. Y

' 3. The combination of a sustaining means having means to support the container, a support adjustable therein, and mechanism operative on the container and including an actuated part having a continuing back and forth movement in the support limited in` both directions by the support, and a slipfriction-grip actuating moans` operatively connected with said part, the movement of said part being limited independently-of the actuating means, substantially as described. 1 4. The combination of the frame having means to support the container, an adjust-- able support,and mechanism operative on the'container and mclndingian actuated part having a continuing back and forth movement in the support, means for limiting the movement of said part in the support, and a slip-friction-grip f actuating means operatively connected with said' part, substan' tially as described.

5. The combination of the -trame having means to support the container, an adjustable support, and mechanism operative on the container and including:r an oscillatory part arranged in the support, ,means for limitinp,r the movement of said part, and a sliptriction-grip actuating meansoperatively connected with. said part, substantially as described.

t3. The combination of the traine having means to support the container, an adjustable support, and mechanism operative on the container and including an oscillatory part arranged in the support, means for lim# iting the movement of said part in both directions, and a shp-frietion-grip acti'lating -means operatively connectedl with said part,

substantially as described.

The combination oi a sustainingl means having' means to support the container, a support adjustable therein, and mechanism operative on the container and ineliulii'mlf an actuated partvjournaled in the support and having), ucontinuing back and forth limited movement therein, and a slip-triction-grip actuating* means operatively connected with The combination of a frame,v a con-A tainer supporting means, a closure applying means, a knock-out mechanism for the second-named means movable therein, an `actuating means, one of 'the second and thirdnamed means being adjustable relatively to the other, and a slipfriction-gripy powertransmitting mechanism operatively connecting the actuating means and the knockout mechanism, substantially as' described.

l0. Thecombination of a frame, r container supportingr means, a closure 'iipplying means yadjustable to and from the 4supmeans tor effecting a rela-vA tive movement between the first and second-4 porting means,

named means, whereby to bringJ the lcon.-

taner within the' control ofthe second- 2' named means, a, knock-out mechanism for the second-named means movable therein and therewith, and a slip-frietion-grip actuating' means for the knock-out mechanism,- substantially as described. Y y

11. The combination of the frame, a container-supporting means, a structure. adjustable to and from the supporting means and comprising a closure applying means, means for effecting a relative movement between said structure and the supporting means, whereby to bring;` the container within the control of the closure-applying means, a knock-out mechanisnrfor the closure-applying means an' actuating member for said knock-out mechanism movable in and with said structure and having its movement therein limited thereby, and a slip-frictiongrip actuating means for said actuatingmember, substantially as described.

12. rthe combination ot' the frame, a container-surmorting means, a structure adjustable to and from the supporting means and comprising' a closure applying means, means tor effecting a relative movement between said structure and the supporting means, whereby to bring the containerwithin the control ot' the closure-applying means, a knock-out mechanism for the closure-applying' means an actuating` member for said knock-out mechanism movable in and with said structure and having' its movement therein limitcdin both directions thereby, and a slip-triction-,Qjrip actuating' means 'for said actuating` member, substantially as 100 described.

13. lhe combination of the frame having means to support the container, a moving part operative to eiiect the advance' of the contaiiliers to saidmeans, a moving actuat- 105 ing part reciprocatoiy in a plane disposed at an angle to the plane ot nmvemenl ot' the tirst part, and a slip-friction-gi-'ip powertransmitting means operatively connecting said parts, substantially as described.

14. The combination of the frame havingl means to support the container, a moving part operative to etl'ect the advance ot' the containers to said means, a movingT actuating part reciprocatory in a plane disposed H5 at 'an angle to the plane of moven'ient of the' first part, and a rotary slip-tristioil-grip' poWer-transmitting means operatively connect-ing said parts, substantially as described 15. rlhevcombination oi the trame, means adapted to operateupon the containers, a table', a moving' part operative to eitect the advance of the containers Vto the ,first means and movable in a' plane parallel with the top surface of the table, another part also movable in a plane parallel with the top surface ot'sa'id table and engageable with VNsaid moving; partito advance the same, and

slip-iriction-grip actuating vmeans com,

'prising another part movable transversely 130 ofthe plane of the top surface ot' the table, substantiallyr as described.

16. In a'mechanism for delivering articles having limited thickness with their corresponding faces 'similarly disposed, the

combination oftwo cooperative members one of which is movable relatively tothe feo other parallel therewith, said members having coperative checking portions one of which is movable in the member having it.

Asubstantially as described.

17. In a mechanism for delivering articles having limited thickness with their correspending faces similarly disposed, thecombination or two cooperative .members one of which is movable relatively to the other parallel. therewith,- said members having cooperative checking portions one of which is yielding in the member having it, substan tially as described'.

18. In a mechanism for delivering articles having 'limited thickness with their corresponding faces similarly disposed, the com bination of two cooperative menibers one of `which is'revoluble, said members having ooiperative checking portions one of which is yielding Vin the member having it around the axis thereof, substantially as described.

19. In a mechanism forv delivering articles having-limited thickness with their corresponding faces similarly disposed, the conibination of tivo coperative members one yof which is movable relatively to the 'other `parallel therewith, saidmembers having cooperative checking portions and the /e'licking portion of the movable member being movabie therein, and a yielding linger car- .red by theelgecking portion of the movable member and prjecting toward the other member, substantially as described.

20. In a sealing-head for bottle-closing machines, the combination of a suitable support, jaws arranged radially in-the supportV and pivotally movable in substantially ver- "parts into Contact with the other, comprising a slip-friction grip-member normally operative during the Working thrust to oppose the longitudinal movement of the container relatively to said member and having the face thereof aiiording the friction contact oblique relatively to the line of thrust, sub-v stantially as described. I

22. In a machine for establishing the body and closure parts of a container in closed relation, the combination of a container supporting member, and a slip-friction grip elevatingmember or the supporting member normally operative during the working,r thrust to oppose longitudinal movement of thesupporting member relatively to said elevating member, one of saidmembers having the face thereof affording the slip-friction Contact with the other member oblique,

relatively to the line of thrust, substantially as described.

' In testimony, that We cla-ini the 'foregoing we have hereunto set our hands this 6th day of April, 1909.

BENJAMIN Ansinnen. AMos oALLnsoN.

Witnesses: i

JOHN Vif. STEWARD, TVM. C. HoitN. 

